CVH Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I found this fossil yesterday and I am trying to identify to which shark species it belongs. Can anyone help? Fort Pickens, Fla . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Carcharodon carcharias (Great White Shark) and a really nice example. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Im probably wrong, but it looks like its from a white shark, aka great white. Lets see what the real shark tooth hunters say. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Holy moley I was right...lol. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVH Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thanks so much guys for the quick responses. Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Absolutely a great white. One of the nicest examples I have seen in a while. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Agreed with great white. An amazing example as well. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I agree. Truly a well formed example of a great white 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Beautiful tooth! Excellent find! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 That's a real beaut, congrats Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 @CVH, Welcome to TFF, it is a great place of friendly experts and fossil hunters !!! Here is one of Mine , also from Florida. I am very interested in the color change. Was it blue when found? and changed to cream color later.. Was it found in water? How long before you noted the color change?. Great Tooth, thanks for sharing The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVH Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hi there. Yes this is a very friendly place. I am so grateful for the outpouring of advice. Found the tooth in about an inch of water in low tide along the Gulf side of Ft. Pickens. The winds had created a nice tidal flat but it was still underwater. It was grayish-blue, but I noticed that it had become that lovely cream color within 24-36 hours. I don't know whether it changed color because it had dried out, or whether it was as a result of being exposed to the air. That would be interesting to know. Thanks for sharing the picture of the perfect Great White tooth you found, and I hope the information on the color change is useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 21 hours ago, Raggedy Man said: Holy moley I was right...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVH Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Since I had such good luck with my prior inquiry, does anyone know which shark shed this specimen, found in the same location about a year ago? It's quite small... only 3/4" in length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Bull shark tooth (Carcharhinus sp. ) Amazing colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVH Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Thank you so much. I'm definitely bitten by the fossil bug... no pun intended. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 hours ago, CVH said: Hi there. Yes this is a very friendly place. I am so grateful for the outpouring of advice. Found the tooth in about an inch of water in low tide along the Gulf side of Ft. Pickens. The winds had created a nice tidal flat but it was still underwater. It was grayish-blue, but I noticed that it had become that lovely cream color within 24-36 hours. I don't know whether it changed color because it had dried out, or whether it was as a result of being exposed to the air. That would be interesting to know. Thanks for sharing the picture of the perfect Great White tooth you found, and I hope the information on the color change is useful. On Color change, No concrete answers: but here is an interesting thread: On Identifying Bull Sharks, Do you see that indentation down the left edge of top left tooth and down the right edge of top right tooth.. Always look for that and you will recognize most Bull Shark teeth. Bull Shark and Dusky Shark have very similar looking teeth. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVH Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Thanks. Appreciate the lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Nice Great White tooth indeed. Aside from the nice condition, the color is very nice. And the bull shark is really sweet as well. I haven't seen a lot of them shown, or inquired about, here on TFF, so I learned something else new here today. Congrat's. Having good luck and a good eye is rewarded by the fossil gods. While I didn't find this GW tooth, I did get a nice deal on it through an online seller who was selling 3-4 different types of sharks' teeth, as "Mako Tooth". And, by funny coincidence, a few of them were even Makos. I also snagged a nice Auriculatus, or perhaps Angustidens, from him. Yes, they were also listed as "Mako Tooth". Not as exciting as finding the teeth at the beach, or in the ground, but it did save me the gas. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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